Andy Phillips was the Rec marksman at Ballynahinch; a defeat that gave the initiative back to Newcastle. Even wins in their last three outings therefore might not have been enough, for a Rec side now needing snookers. Manager Stephen Donald lamented: ...

Ballynahinch 9 Dublin University 18. Dublin University gained their long-awaited promotion to Ulster Bank League Division 1A after a deserved 18-9 play-off victory over Ballynahinch. Trinity were just a win short of topping the Division 1B table both ...

Dublin University gained their long-awaited promotion to Ulster Bank League Division 1A after a deserved 18-9 play-off victory over Ballynahinch. Trinity were just a win short of topping the Division 1B table both last year and this season, but things ...

They are now so close to pulling off a remarkable rescue operation that anything other than the required win for Ballynahinch when they host Dublin University in today's do-or-die promotion/relegation play-off would seem an injustice. Maybe, but all ...